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2002 Lexus LS430 Wheels Problems

Complaints
1about this part
Share
3%of 30 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the wheels of the 2002 Lexus LS430, 3% of the 30 complaints for this model year.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“1. Salt and winter conditions are the events leading up to the failure. 2. The failure is the flaking and pitting of chrome wheels due to apparent inappropriate chroming process. 3. Lexus replaced the 4 wheels in 2006, but unfortunately with another set of chrome wheels that began noticeably displayed pitting and flaking in 2009.”

NHTSA complaint #10335384, filed 2010-06

Related service bulletins

Wheels: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2005210%
200427%
200314%
200213%

Other parts of the 2002 Lexus LS430

Body and structure
10 complaints
Latches, locks and linkages
6 complaints
Vehicle speed control
4 complaints
Air bags
3 complaints
Brakes
3 complaints
Other or unknown
2 complaints
Seat belts
2 complaints
Steering
2 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaints
Engine cooling
1 complaints
Equipment
1 complaints
Fuel system
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2002 Lexus LS430

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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